Mary Simson (Samson) (Simpson)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
1792 - 1880 (87 years)
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Name Mary Simson (Samson) (Simpson) Birth 10 Sep 1792 Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., 
[7, 8] Gender Female Death 9 Jul 1880 Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland., [9, 10] Person ID I10015 My Genealogy Last Modified 19 Apr 2026 | Edit
Father William Simpson (Simson), b. Abt 1750, ,,Scotland., d. Between 1828 to 1850 (Age 78 years) Mother Mary Mitchell, b. Abt 1750 d. 7 Nov 1828, Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland., (Age 78 years) Family ID F302713465 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alexander Thomson d. Bef 1857, ,Angus,Scotland., Marriage 29 Aug 1813 St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., [11] - _HTITL: Husband
- _WTITL: Wife
Children 1. George Thomson, b. 26 Nov 1813, Almeriecross,,St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland d. 3 Jul 1878, St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., (Age 64 years)2. Robert Thomson, b. 5 Jan 1817, Leith,Midlothian,Scotland., 3. Mary Thomson, b. Abt 1821, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., d. 5 Jan 1912, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., (Age 91 years)4. Anne Thompson, b. Abt 1826, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., d. 11 Mar 1895, Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland., (Age 69 years)5. Margaret Thompson, b. Abt 1826, Arbroath,Angus, 6. Alexander Thompson, b. Abt 1828, (Arbroath?) Angus, Family ID F302713201 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 May 2020 | Edit
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Notes - PRIVATE
- Name taken from the death certificate of her son, George Thompson.
Baptismal registration in Arbroath gives the names of her parents.
Congregation (sponsors/Godparents) are given as Harry Simpson & Elspeth Taylor which is interesting as her son, George, married an Elizabeth Taylor.
«b»marriage reocord«/b» of 1813 at St Vigeans (near Arbroath) Forfarshire, later Angus, Scotland which says,
«b»"Alexander «u»Thomson«/u» of the Royal Artillery and Mary «u»Simson«/u»
of this parish were married."«/b»
A search of William Simpson & Mary Mitchell on ScotlandsPeoples gave the list of siblings
1841:
Civil parish: Arbroath
County: Angus
Address: High Street
1851:
Civil parish: Arbroath
County: Angus
Address: Academy Street No 14
1861: Living with her daughter Anne Stephen, granddaughters, Jessie & Margaret. Son-..in-law Alexander is not in the group
Registration district: Brechin Burgh
Civil parish: Brechin Burgh
County: Angus
Address: 31 St David St
Occupation: Tailor Wife
Death record reads:
Mary Thomson, Widow of Alexander Thomson, Tailor (Master) [died] July 9th.. 64 market place, Arbroath, F[emale] Age 87 years [Parent's name & profession] William Samson Seaman (Merchant service) deceased, & Mary Samson, Maiden Name Mitchell (deseased) [indescipherable cause] [Informant] John Weir, son-in-law, Park Cottage, Falkirk...
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Sources - [S346] 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com), Parish: Brechin Burgh; ED: 4; Line: 12; Year: 1861. (Reliability: 3).
- [S345] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Arbroath; ED: 7; Year: 1841. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1087] 1851 Scottish Census, Parish: Arbroath; ED: 13; Line: 3; Year: 1851. (Reliability: 3).
- [S639] Thompson, George. Death Certificate.
- [S353] 1851 Scottish Census, Parish: Arbroath; ED: 13; Line: 3; Year: 1851. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1194] Thompson, George. Death Certificate.
- [S395] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., 272/0046 0118 Arbroath (Reliability: 3).
- [S1104] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., 272/0046 0118 Arbroath (Reliability: 3).
- [S352] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., 1880 Samson, Mary . Arbroath 272/00 0223 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1090] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., 1880 Samson, Mary . Arbroath 272/00 0223 (Reliability: 3).
- [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, 319/ 0030 0080 St Vigeans (Reliability: 3).
- [S346] 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com), Parish: Brechin Burgh; ED: 4; Line: 12; Year: 1861. (Reliability: 3).